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1000关于手机的英语
全文共 936 字
+ 加入清单Today, with the development of high-technology, we can get access to all
kinds of high-tech products, such as computer, digital cameras and so on. These
products make our life more convenient, we can keep in touch with family and
friends any time any where. Our life has been changed by the high-tech, we live
in a fast-pace world. Cell phone influences our life deeply, everyone owns it.
While cell phone brings many dangers. First, cell hone contains radiation which
hurts people’s body. Today, more and more people die of cancer, the main reason
is that the high-tech products radiate their bodies, in the long run, the bodies
get sick. Cell phone is one of such products, it hurts our bodies as long we use
it. Second, cell phone distracts our attention about discovering the beauty of
life. People pay their attention on cell phone, they count on it by reading news
and making friends, being less going out. We should use cell phone properly.
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篇1:保护环境英语带翻译
全文共 1724 字
+ 加入清单Saving Water
The world is not only hungry,but also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 75 % of the earths surface is covered with water. But about 97% of this huge amount is sea water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% -- the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes,underground, and other sources. And we cannot even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs and glaciers. Even worse, some of it has been polluted.
However, as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water, which is constantly being replaced by rainfall, is still enough for us. But our need for water is increasing rapidly-- almost day by day. Only if we take steps to deal with this problem now can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on. A limited water supply would have a bad effect on agriculture and industry. Let me give you just one small exampie of how necessary water is to industry. Did you know that to produce a single ton of steel, it takes about 91, 000 liters of water?
We all have to learn how to stop wasting our precious water. One of the first steps we should take is to develop ways of reusing it. Experiments have already been done in this field, but only on a small scale. For us, the systems are as important as the spacecraft.
节约用水
我们的世界不仅饥饿,而且因为缺水而干渴。对你来说这可能似乎奇怪:因为我们的地球表面75%由水覆盖着。但是,这巨大的数量中97%是海水、或咸水。只有剩下3%
的来自河流、湖泊、地下,和其他来源的淡水供人们饮用、使用。即使如此,这3%的水源我们也不能够完全使用,因为有些淡水是以冰山或冰河的形式存在。更糟糕的是,一些水源已遭受了污染。
然而,尽管按现状看来,这些少量的淡水即使时常转化成雨水的形式,对我们来说,也仍然够用。可是我们对水的需求却日益迅速增长。我们只有现在采取措施解决这一问
题才能避免未来世界范围内的严重水资源缺乏。限量供水会对农业和工业产生不良的影响。我们举个小小的事例就能证明水对工业的必要性。每生产一吨钢材就要消耗91,000升水,你知道吗?
我们必须杜绝对宝贵水资源的浪费。我们应该采取的第一步就是要发展水再利用的方法。该领域的实验已在进行,但是仅是小规模地进行。水资源再利用系统的重要性
对我们而言,与空间站不相上下。
篇2:庆祝教师节的英语
全文共 479 字
+ 加入清单Yesterday was Teachers Day. It was a great day for all the teachers and also a happy time for us students. In the morning.we went to school early and put a bunch of flowers on our class masters desk to give him a big surprise. Some of us stood at the school gate to say hello to every teacher when they entered the school. In the afternoon, we held a party. We sang and danced with the teachers. They said the best reward for the teachers was to see that we were making progress.
篇3:低碳生活英语
全文共 835 字
+ 加入清单Todays society is a highly developed technological society. However, the
shortcomings in the development process are obvious, such as: carbon dioxide,
and environmental pollution. But the most serious should be the carbon dioxide
problem.
Now the problem of global warming because of excess emissions of greenhouse
gases. Excessive amount of carbon dioxide emissions, creating a diversified
economy and La Nina phenomena lag disorder. Two levels of glaciers melting,
polar animals lose their chance of survival at the same time, will lead to
rising sea levels, many coastal cities into the water did not result in a few
years later. Therefore, we must take the necessary measures to reduce the
environmental impact of carbon dioxide.
For example: tree-planting activities, reduce fossil fuel use, we can from
our own, to promote low-carbon living.
篇4:有关艺术英语作文高中
全文共 826 字
+ 加入清单China has the history of more than 5,000 years. Many foreign people are
attracted by this big old country. They come here and want to know about the
traditional culture. However, Chinese young people dont show much interest in
the old culture, instead they chase the fashion and some even abandon the
precious culture. For example, paper cutting, one of the excellent arts that is
inherited by our ancestors. Many foreign media speak highly of this great
handicraft and they are astonished by the wisdom of Chinese people. I have seen
this art when I stay in my hometown. Only few old people can do it. They just
take it for killing time. Paper cutting is like the old fashion and is forgotten
by the young generation. The media should report more positive information about
the traditional culture to inspire the young people to learn.
篇5:过春节英语
全文共 1170 字
+ 加入清单The Spring Festival, Chinese New Year,is the most important festival for all of us. All family members get together on New YearEve to have a big meal.At the same time, everyone celebrates to each other.At about 12 oclock,some parents and children light crackers.The whole sky is lighted brightly. We may watch the fireworks excitedly.How busy it is!
On the first early moring of one year, many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door. Some houses windows are sticked on red paper cutlings.
The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days. So during the fifteen days, we always visit our relatives from door to door. At that time, children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents,grandparents, uncles, aunts and so on. The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival. It names the Lantern Festival.
So the Chinese New Year comes to the end.
春节,中国新年,是我们大家最重要的节日。所有的家庭成员都得到新大吃一顿。同时,大家互相庆祝。大约十二点,一些家长和孩子们放鞭炮,天空是明亮的。我们可以兴奋地看烟花!
在一年的第一个清晨,许多老年人早早起床,贴上颠倒的礼物,或在前门挂上对联。一些房子的窗户上贴上红纸。
中国新年持续十五天。所以在这十五天里,我们总是登门拜访我们的亲戚。那时,孩子们最快乐,因为他们可以从父母、祖父母、叔叔、阿姨那里得到很多红包。春节的最后一天是另一个节日。它把元宵节命名为元宵节。
所以中国新年就要到了。
篇6:关于故宫的英语作文初中
全文共 3582 字
+ 加入清单The imperial palace, also known as the Forbidden City, is the imperial
palace of the Ming and qing dynasties, which is the largest and most complete
ancient architectural complex in China. I especially want to know the
architecture of ancient palaces and the living environment of ancient
emperors.
One weekend in the golden autumn, the sun is shining and the autumn wind is
crisp. My mother and I went to visit the Palace Museum in the center of the
city. I was very happy.
Enter the gate of the Forbidden City, "wow! Its so big here!" I couldnt
help it. The mother said, "the most spectacular is still in the back!" We first
visited the architectural model of the imperial palace and its construction. I
know that the imperial palace covers an area of over 720,000 square meters, with
more than 9,000 rooms, all wooden structures, and all the wooden structures have
no nails. The palace is the blue and white stone base, the tall roof, the yellow
glazed tile, the pattern of the dragon everywhere, and decorated with the
brilliant color of the golden wall. I observed all the palaces, and found that
the palaces were lined up along the north-south axis, and spread out to the
sides, to the north and south, and to the right and left. I told mom, I found
mother listen to nod a smile, said: "the central axis not only in the Forbidden
City, and nanda YongDingMen, north to the drum tower, almost throughout the
whole city. Its magnificent, well-planned and spectacular.
We have been visiting the taihe temple from the imperial garden. What a
breathtaking view! In the Forbidden City, the most striking is the "three halls"
: the hall of supreme harmony, the hall of harmony, the hall of protection and
the temple. They are all built on the 8-meter-high base of the white jade, which
looks like the qiong yuyu in the myth. The first hall of supreme harmony was the
most magnificent building. People called it the "throne room". It was the place
where the emperor held the grand ceremony. It is 28 meters high, 63 meters, 35
meters north and south, and a large pillar with a diameter of 1 meter. Among
them, six large pillars, one meter in diameter around the throne, are flat
dragon pillars of leached gold. The throne is located at the base of the two
meters high in the temple, with the graceful crane and the top of the furnace,
followed by a carefully carved screen. The whole hall is decorated with golden
walls, which are both majestic and magnificent. The hall of neutralization was
the place where the emperor went to the hall of supreme harmony to take a rest
and exercise etiquette. Baohe and the temple are the place where the emperor
gives banquet to the king of the foreign land every New Year. This is just the
palace buildings, and house decoration is numerous, the rarities of the mother
said: "these treasures is only part of it, when Chiang kai-shek fled to Taiwan
carried away many treasure palace, there are some loss in a foreign country". I
feel sorry for the loss of these treasures. When will these lost treasures
return to the embrace of the motherland? I am looking forward to the reunion of
Taiwan and mainland as soon as possible.
The visit of the Forbidden City made me linger. The Palace Museum is an
unparalleled masterpiece. It is a miracle. Our five thousand years of Chinese
culture are profound and profound, and we should be proud and proud to have
built such a magnificent palace for the ancients. At the same time, we also have
the responsibility to protect these cultural relics from destruction, so that
the five thousand years of splendid civilization of the motherland will be
handed down.
篇7:手机英语年级
全文共 588 字
+ 加入清单Nowadays, almost everyone has a mobile phone. Some people even have two or
three. Mobile phones changes our lives a lot. It’s so easy to get to others. All
you have to do is making a call. You can talk to anyone no matter how far you
are. Making calls and texting messages are the basic functions of mobile phones.
But now, we can do a lot of things by mobile phones, such as listening to the
music, watching movies, taking photos, reading books and so on. It’s so
functional that it seems like a computer to some extent. Some people even deal
with their business by mobile phones. It’s amazing.
篇8:读书英语年级100词
全文共 1443 字
+ 加入清单Knowledge can be acquired from many sources. These include books, teachers
and practical experience, and each has its own advantages. The knowledge we gain
from books and formal education enables us to learn about things that we have no
opportunity to experience in daily life. We can study all the places in the
world and learn from people we will never meet in our lifetime, just by reading
about them in books. We can also develop our analytical skills and learn how to
view and interpret the world around us in different ways. Furthermore, we can
learn from the past by reading books. In this way, we won’t repeat the mistakes
of others and can build on their achievements.
Practical experience, on the other hand, can give us more useful knowledge.
It is said that one learns best by doing, and I believe that this is true,
whether one is successful or not. In fact, I think making mistakes is the best
way to learn. Moreover, if one wants to make new advances, it is necessary to
act. Innovations do not come about through reading but through experimentation.
Finally, one can apply the skills and insights gained through the study of books
to practical experience, making an already meaningful experience more
meaningful. However, unless it is applied to real experiences, book knowledge
remains theoretical and, in the end, is useless. That is why I believe that
knowledge gained from practical experience is more important than that acquired
from books.
篇9:描述生活英语高中
全文共 577 字
+ 加入清单However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it
hard names. It is not as bad as you are.
It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults in
paradise. Love your life, poor as it is.
You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in a
poor-house. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as
brightly as from the rich mans abode; the snow melts before its door as early
in the spring. I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there, and
have as cheering thoughts, as in a palace.
篇10:老师我想对你说作文400字
全文共 429 字
+ 加入清单在我的心目中,老师是世界上最伟大、最神圣的。他们把知识传授给了我们,把无私的爱奉献给我们,他们受到了全社会的尊敬。我就非常敬爱我们的老师,但是老师有时也会出错,张老师就错怪过我一次。
那还是我读四年级的时候,有一次,我把那天晚上写好的作文放在大厅的沙发上,忘记带来了。组长要收作业的时候,我的手一边吱吱捂捂的掏着书包,一边对组长说:“我把作文放在家里,忘记带了。”组长不相信,就跑去办公室找老师,说我没做作业。
于是,老师就叫我去办公室找她。可她也不相信我忘记带作业,而是怀疑我没做作业,,才说忘记带的。
老师不耐烦的开口了:“你为什么不交作业,没做吗?”我听了老师的话,赶紧说道:“有做,有做,我昨天晚上写完后就放在大厅的沙发上,今天早上忘记收进书包里了。”张老师又说:“怎么那么多人没做作业都说没带呢?”“可我真的有做!”
张老师,我想对您说,虽然您只错怪过我一次,又是无意的,但您知道吗,我好久都从心里不愿意听您讲课了。整整过了一个星期,我的心才回到学习上来。
篇11:奋斗英语作文初二80词
全文共 459 字
+ 加入清单The dream is flying at the foot of the Great Wall. Hope will kindle in our
mind. A lamp in the darkness guides us in the direction. Remember, Socrates
said, "nothing in the world is happier than striving for dreams.". I never doubt
it, because dreams can become reality as long as they struggle. Even if no
success, we do not regret, because we have at least tried for the dream, but
also struggled. Everyone is eager to succeed, but also all his life to this
goal.
篇12:有关交流英语作文初中
全文共 1956 字
+ 加入清单Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must
communicate with other people.
A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by
the simple means of speech.
If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are
likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news
or comment, and very likely have our views challenged by other members of
society.
Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and
during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one
of the dominating factors of contemporary society.
Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telecommunications,
photography, radio and television.
Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission and reception of
communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news,
which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news.
No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged
minority.
In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed
fortunate, but today there are public libraries.
Forty years ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far more people
sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a program that is being channeled into
millions of homes.
Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of
information.
The modern communication industry influences the way people live in society
and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and
entertainment.
The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with
informing, educating and entertaining.
Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is
very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the
vast modern network of communications is open to abuse.
However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no
turning back.
篇13:老师我想对你说优秀作文
全文共 508 字
+ 加入清单教师,我有很多话想对你说,我不知从何说起,从我真诚的一句吧:“多谢您,教师!”
教师,是您给予我们丰富的知识,叫我们做人的道理,使我们健康成长。我长大了,而您的白发却逐渐增多了,您的全部心血浇灌在我们身上。我怎能不赞美你呢
教师,我要赞美你关爱学生,给予学生温暖。你记得吗有一次,我在期中考试中考砸了,只靠了70分,我心里悲痛欲绝,十分难过。就在这个时候,是您,是您走过来,和蔼可亲地对我说:“这次考砸了,没关系,只要你此刻努力,在下一次的期末考试必须会取得好成绩的。”听完这番话,我又重获信心。教师,您的话识一股暖流,流进我的心里。我仔细地听着你的教导,心里升起了无穷的感激。您还耐心地把每一道题给我讲明白。在您的教导下,我经过努力,在期末考试取得了好成绩。教师,要不是您的关心和教导,哪能有今日优异的成绩!
啊!教师您像一朵鲜花一样把花香撒给他人,您的心像花一样美。您像慈母般地关心我们,像辛勤的园丁培养我们,在一年四季中,都给予我们带来了春天般的温暖。在下雨的时候,是你用宽大的身体,为我们遮风挡雨,让我们看见阳光明媚的太阳。我怎样能忘记您对我的一片深情呢
教师,我赞美你您,赞美您对我们的挚爱,赞美你道德高尚的师德。
篇14:关于人与自然英语
全文共 721 字
+ 加入清单We often say that the earth is our homeland and human society comes from
nature. Therefore, I think our society is a part of nature. People should live
harmoniously with nature. All the materials we need to live with come from
nature, but we should also repay the nature, rather than blindly solicit. For
example, we should plant more trees and take actions to protect the environment.
In addition, we have to control population. Due to excessive population growth,
human beings require much more natural resources than before, which lead to
excessive pressure on nature. In order to long-term development, the population
growth must be controlled. We all come from nature which is our homeland, so we
must try best to protect it.
篇15:大学生就业英语作文100字
全文共 1149 字
+ 加入清单Nowadays, the problem of college students employment becoming more and
more serious. About a decade ago, university students could find satisfactory
and enviable jobs after graduation, while at current situation, about 30% of
graduate students can’t find a job but stay at home after graduation.
Employment difficulty of college students is due to the following reasons.
Among these, the increasing recruitment of colleges and universities plays a
vital role. In addition, many colleges and universities fail to adapt their
courses to the development of economy.
Considering such a rough job market, I think it is high time that we took
effective measures to solve the problem. Above all, college students should
realize their own defects and further improve themselves to keep their
competitive edge in society.
Moreover, colleges or universities should provide more trainings and
internship opportunities before the students enter the society. Besides, college
students should hold a right attitude towards jobs and set their job
expectations at a suitable level.
Only through these ways can the college students find a satisfactory job
and have a brighter future.
篇16:国庆节初中英语
全文共 1370 字
+ 加入清单在2017年10月1日,我终于亲眼在电视上看见了国庆阅兵仪式,当胡锦涛同志乘坐检阅车缓缓地驶向受检时,他亲切而又不停地向战友们问好:“同志们好!同志们辛苦了!”
从我懂事起,我还第一次收看这么雄伟壮观的阅兵仪式,那一排排整齐的各种各样方队,有空军,海军等,迈着铿锵有力的步伐从天安门走过;那一架架飞机编队从天安门上空飞过,划出了一道道美丽的彩虹;那一辆辆汽车载着各种各样的先进武器,像一个个威严的战士排着整齐的队伍展现在人们的眼前。
我的祖国已度过68华诞,我作为一名少先队员,在祖国那么美好又伟大的大家庭里,我要加倍珍惜每一分钟,奋发学习,努力成为栋梁之才,为祖国更加美好的明天贡献出自己的力量。
我想对我们伟大的祖国说一句我一直藏在心里的话:“祖国我们为你骄傲,自豪!”
On October 1, 2017, I finally saw the National Day parade on television, and when President Hu Jintao took the review vehicle slowly toward the inspection force, he greeted his comrades and helplessly to his comrades: "Comrade "Comrades are so hard!"
From my sensible, I also watched such a magnificent military parade for the first time, the rows of neat rows of squads, the Air Force, the Navy, etc., walked by sonorous and vigorous pace from Tiananmen Square; The plane fleet flew over Tiananmen Square and set off a beautiful rainbow; the car carrying a variety of advanced weapons, like a majestic warrior row of neat teams show in front of people The
My motherland has spent 68 birthday, I as a young pioneer, in the motherland so beautiful and great family, I want to cherish every minute, work hard, and strive to become a pillar of the better for the motherland tomorrow Contribute to their own strength.
I would like to say to our great motherland that I have been hiding in my heart: "The motherland we are proud of you, proud!"
篇17:关于科技的英语
全文共 1826 字
+ 加入清单21st century is the century of technology. Nowadays, technology is
everywhere around us. The development of technology has a significant affact
toward the society. Several technologies that we usually use are the internet,
computer, and cellphone. These new technologies make our life much easier and
better.
First, the development of computer changes our life. Decades ago, people
needed to do lots of complex calculation on hand because they did not have
computer, and more obvious, they did not have the software for calculation. As
the result of that, people spent hours on the equations that a computer can
solve in just a minute. Since the development of computer, people are able to
use some kind of software to compute lots of complex functions and mathematical
calculation. Computer becomes the most helpful equipment for the sciencists
because they can use their time more efficiently.
Also, internet is another useful tool for us today. The development of
internet brings a great impact toward the society. Instead of going to library
and fliping all the books to figure out some information, we can just simply use
a mouse and click on the website to do research. The internet leads us to a
place where we can find unlimited information and resources. It makes our life
much easier and better.
The last technology is cellphone. Nowadays, many people have a cellphone.
But it just appears on the market for about 10 years. It is very convenience to
the users because we can talk to anyone we want with a phone as small as a
wallet. Also, we can communicate with others by making a phone call instead of
sending letters. It is very fast and useful way to communicate.
In conclusion, I believe the development of technology brings significant
impact to our life. It is very helpful to us and I believe technology will keep
improving in future.
篇18:写长城的英语作文初三80词
全文共 1391 字
+ 加入清单As the saying goes, "not a true man unless he comes to the Great Wall".
When I was small, I know there is a Chinese building called the Great Wall. So I
very want to go to there to see. Finally, when I was three years old, my father
and mother took me to the Great Wall.
Far see the Great Wall, it is like a huge dragon, hovering in the numerous
mountain. Its ups and downs, and sometimes hidden in the mountains, and
sometimes jumped out from the mountains, like surf on the roller.
Father hold me, go up along the steep steps, I looked at the Great Wall, it
is hard to find a flat place, all of them are steep, slope, the steps of each
slope and the steps of the joint has a tower. These towers like past a huge,
magnificent castle.
People mountain people sea, climbing to the Great Wall. In the photo and
the Great Wall, magnificent in praise of the Great Wall, people say: "well, the
badaling Great Wall really real!" And enjoy the beautiful scenery. Even the
foreigners come to China to see the beauty of the Great Wall. Looking down from
the Great Wall, the rolling mountains, reflected in our eyes, pieces of thick
forests and maturity, endless.
The Great Wall is built with large stone and ChengZhuan, tall and strong,
the walls covered with square brick, square brick is flat and level. Outside the
wall along the lines of "window" and the "gap".
The Great Wall, it is the world famous great buildings.
篇19:老师我想对你说作文300字
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+ 加入清单老师,几年来,您辛苦了。自从来到学校,我就找到了一份无私奉献,使人尊敬的职业——教师。
虽然仅仅是四年,可您却为我们操碎了心。您并不象别的教师那样拥有动听的嗓音,但沙哑的声音却融化了我们一颗颗幼小的心灵。是您让我们知道了,什么是爱的奉献。
老师,您就像蜡烛,照亮别人,却燃烧自己。每一个同学,哪怕只有一点点进步,您都会鼓励并表扬他。我们每一滴的进步,您都看在眼里。
老师,您并不象别的教师那样严厉。该说时说,该开玩笑时开玩笑,因此,每次上您的课时几乎都是从一阵阵欢笑声度过。
记得有一次,胡恒烁同学背诵一句古诗,他那“有感情”的声音,十分滑稽,引来许多同学的嘲笑。胡恒烁的脸顿时红了起来。可您,好象注意到了他的神色,不仅表扬了他,还让同学为他鼓掌。我当初并不理解您的做法。但现在才知道,您是为了鼓励他才那么做。
“严中有爱,严爱有加”。是啊,老师,这就是您的座右铭,也只有这句话才能概括您对我们的爱。我并不希望您对我们的爱成为我生活中的主唱,只希望它成为我生活中的配曲。没错,只有有了精彩的配奏,才能完成一首优美的歌曲。老师,我爱您!
篇20:厦门初中英语
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+ 加入清单Xiamen is a major city on the southeast coast of the Peoples Republic of
China.It is administered as a sub-provincial city of Fujian province .
The local vernacular is Amoy,a dialect of Southern Min,also called
Hokkien.Amoy is widely used and understood across the southern region of Fujian
province as well as overseas.While it is widely spoken in and around Xiamen,the
Amoy dialect has no official status,and the official language of all government
business is Mandarin.
Xiamen and its surrounding countryside is known for its scenery and
tree-lined beaches.Gulangyu,also known as Piano Island,is a popular weekend
getaway with views of the city and features many Victorian-era style European
edifices.Xiamens Botanical Garden is a nature lovers paradise.The Buddhist
Nanputuo Temple,dating back to the Tang Dynasty,is a national treasure.Xiamen is
also famous for its history as a frontline in the Chinese Civil War with Taiwan
over Jinmen (also known as Jinmen or Quemoy) 50 years ago.One attraction for
tourists is to view Kinmen,a group of islands a few kilometres away and under
Taiwanese control,from Xiamen island.